Peeling the Glass Onion
BFA Exhibition Poster
This poster promoted the FIU Spring 2024 BFA Thesis student exhibition, themed "Peeling the Glass Onion." Designed in collaboration with a fellow intern, this poster captures a dramatic, vintage mystery-film aesthetic and served as the primary visual for promotion across print, email, and social media.
Concept & Research
The theme assigned by the Thesis II faculty lead; with references drawn from 1920s mystery movie posters. Our goal was to create bold, dramatic visuals to intrigue viewers and attract attendance.
Design & Collaboration
Partnered with a fellow intern to select typefaces and establish the poster's visual direction. While my teammate focused on typography, initial layout, and color direction, I sourced, edited, and composited imagery. My tasks included curating stock images of the hand and onion, isolating and color-matching them, testing alternate hand positions, adding shadows and highlights, and refining the gallery logo for clarity. Ongoing back-and-forth with both my teammate and our supervisor ensured cohesive typography, balanced composition, and accurate event details.
Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Role: Co-designer (Image curation and compositing, final layout refinements)
Outcome
The printed poster displayed at the Laundromat Art Space gallery during the Thesis II exhibition and the digital version was distributed via departmental email blasts, Instagram stories, and student invitations. The Thesis II professor praised the piece’s professional polish and quick turnaround, noting our strong collaboration and attention to detail. This project sharpened my collaborative workflow (coordinating file sharing, iterative edits, and client feedback on a tight deadline) and strengthened my skills in large-format layout, advanced photo compositing, and typographic hierarchy.
